Tim Tebow said his friendship with current Jets starter Mark Sanchez is a blessing and, in a late-night conference call with reporters, stressed that he’s excited to be his teammate and push Sanchez to be better.

“He called me left a voicemail and I tried to sift through all my voicemails and heard his and called him back,” Tebow said of Sanchez. “We had a great conversation, and I’m looking forward to seeing him soon. We’ve been blessed to get to know each other over the last couple years.”

While Tebow’s future was shifting between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Jets tonight, the quarterback said he was just like anyone else, patiently waiting to hear the information.

Contrary to certain reports, Tebow said that he had nothing to do with the final decision. The choice between Jacksonville and New York was made by the Broncos.

“Well ultimately I really didn’t have any (say) because the Broncos had all that power,” an upbeat Tebow said. “And they’re very gracious they were talking to my agent all day, I got to speak with Coach Fox a few times, really not about any of the trades, just him talking to me, wishing the best, which I was very thankful for, very classy. “

As general manager Mike Tannenbaum had pointed out, Tebow's role is clearly defined: He will be backup to Sanchez. Tebow said he had conversations with head coach Rex Ryan and owner Woody Johnson, as well.

“It is very clear, they want me to come in and compete and get better and get better as a quarterback and help the team in any way possible and whatever that role is, I’ll do my best," Tebow said. "Every time I step on that field, I’ll give my heart and soul, I’ll do my best.”

The quarterback said he wasn’t phased at all entering a new, much bigger, market and referenced viewing a few episodes of HBO’s training camp documentary on the team, "Hard Knocks."

Video: Reporters discuss Tim Tebow joining the JetsNew York Jets beat reporters Jenny Vrentas and Conor Orr discuss Tim Tebow being traded to the Jets from the Broncos and look at the possible positives and negatives to the trade. The team just made a big commitment to Mark Sanchez so Tebow will have to fit into the offense in specials ways, and they wonder if the Jets' fans let Sanchez lose at all before calling for Tebow? (Video by Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger)

Tebow, famed for being openly religious, thought that he had some things in common with Ryan — “just in our passion and our love for the game” — and didn’t mind the choice language the coach has been known for. Laughing, he said “there’s not many places you’re going to go where you’ll have the cleanest language in a locker room, so I’m not worried about that.”

The Jaguars reportedly offered to pay almost all of the $5 million advance. But while Tebow called his hometown of Jacksonville a “special place,” he quickly complemented a Jets fan base he said he was ready to embrace.

“I think it’s a great market, and a great city," Tebow said. "I’m excited to be a Jet now playing for an organization that has such passionate fans, so many people that care about them. It’s very exciting, that definitely means a lot to me.”

Though he was not asked about any specific cases of a potential locker-room clash — Antonio Cromartie had voiced his displeasure about the Jets pursuit of Tebow on Twitter earlier this week — he said he had “no question marks” about his new teammates.